Vegan Jalapeno Cornbread Recipe

I am lucky enough to have a family that tries to accommodate my Vegan lifestyle as much as possible. The other night we were having soup beans and cornbread for dinner, and my family planned in advance to make sure everything was vegan. For the Soup Beans, they replaced the ham broth with veggie broth. For the Cornbread, we veganized one of our favorite cornbread recipes.

I had never really made cornbread of any kind on my own, so my Step Mother (Amanda) was nice enough to help me with this. She makes some of the best baked goods I have EVER had. If we were being completely honest, she took the lead on this. I helped cut up Jalapenos and forgot to wash my hands before I touched my face. If you have ever done that, I do not need to tell you how uncomfortable it is! Needless to say, I was not much help during this process.

To make the perfect Cornbread, a cast iron skillet is a necessity! If you do not already have one, I recommend this one! Using a Cast Iron skillet is the perfect way to get the perfect crust on the Cornbread and it makes a world of difference! Amanda also mentioned that this recipe would make amazing Vegan Cornsticks! To make Cornsticks, you would follow the same recipe and instructions below but you would cook them in a pan like this one!

For this recipe, we had a few jalapenos laying around so decided to throw those in as well. I don't know about you, but I LOVE Jalapeno Cornbread!

For this recipe, you can use your favorite egg substitute. I prefer unsweetened applesauce you could also use a chia seed or flax seed slurry. Check out the graphic below for more plant-based egg substitute options. To make a Vegan buttermilk, we took almond milk with 1 1/2 tablespoons of white vinegar. After mixing the almond milk and vinegar you let it sit for 10-15 minutes. I have used this Vegan buttermilk hack on many different occasions and it always turns out well!

I was a vegan for years, but switched to a vegetarian diet when I kept running into foods that I loved but couldn't have. But that was years ago, and it's soooo much easier to find yummy, vegan recipes. I love the sound of your cornbread! Perfect comfort food for fall!